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Physical and health education for elementary and secondary schools, 1940

274 Physical and Health Education
Track and Field Events for Girls.
The Committee on Physical Education for Girls does not recommend track
and field athletics for girls. This Committee recommended Play Days in-stead
of Track or Field Days. (See page 63.)
As a guide to schools that include track and field athletics for girls, events
that are considered suitable for girls by the National Section on Women's
Athletics of the American Association for Health, Physical Education and
Recreation are listed below:
Standards in Athletics for Girls and Women
10-12 Years
A. Running:
1. Short Dashes (up to 40 yards)
2. Relays
B. Jumping: Standing Broad Jump
C. Throwing:
1. Baseball Distance
2. Soccer Ball Distance
13-18 Years
A. Running:
1. Dashes (up to 75 yards)
2. Low Hurdles (2 ft.-50 yds.)
B. Jumping:
1. Standing Hop Step and Jump.
2. Standing Broad Jump
C. Throwing:
1. Basketball Distance
2. Baseball Distance
3. Shot Put (6 lb.)*
4. Discus*
5. Javelin*
Intramural Track and Field Activities for Boys.
(Track and Field Day)
Objectives: General objective same as physical education objectives, see
page 42.
Specific Objectives:
1. To stimulate interest in participation in track and field athletics.
2. To measure progress and achievement.
3. To provide a way of demonstrating certain activities.
4. To provide occasions for social opportunities.
Training Periods: Training periods should precede any competitive track
and field participation. The length of the training period depends upon
the physical condition of the participants and the events to be entered.
1. Four to six weeks of systematic daily training should be required of
any boy who is to compete in a running event of a distance greater than
100 yards.
2. Three to six weeks of training are necessary to condition a boy for pole
vault, high jump, shot put, javelin, 220 low hurdles, or broad jump.
* Not recommended below high school level.

274 Physical and Health Education
Track and Field Events for Girls.
The Committee on Physical Education for Girls does not recommend track
and field athletics for girls. This Committee recommended Play Days in-stead
of Track or Field Days. (See page 63.)
As a guide to schools that include track and field athletics for girls, events
that are considered suitable for girls by the National Section on Women's
Athletics of the American Association for Health, Physical Education and
Recreation are listed below:
Standards in Athletics for Girls and Women
10-12 Years
A. Running:
1. Short Dashes (up to 40 yards)
2. Relays
B. Jumping: Standing Broad Jump
C. Throwing:
1. Baseball Distance
2. Soccer Ball Distance
13-18 Years
A. Running:
1. Dashes (up to 75 yards)
2. Low Hurdles (2 ft.-50 yds.)
B. Jumping:
1. Standing Hop Step and Jump.
2. Standing Broad Jump
C. Throwing:
1. Basketball Distance
2. Baseball Distance
3. Shot Put (6 lb.)*
4. Discus*
5. Javelin*
Intramural Track and Field Activities for Boys.
(Track and Field Day)
Objectives: General objective same as physical education objectives, see
page 42.
Specific Objectives:
1. To stimulate interest in participation in track and field athletics.
2. To measure progress and achievement.
3. To provide a way of demonstrating certain activities.
4. To provide occasions for social opportunities.
Training Periods: Training periods should precede any competitive track
and field participation. The length of the training period depends upon
the physical condition of the participants and the events to be entered.
1. Four to six weeks of systematic daily training should be required of
any boy who is to compete in a running event of a distance greater than
100 yards.
2. Three to six weeks of training are necessary to condition a boy for pole
vault, high jump, shot put, javelin, 220 low hurdles, or broad jump.
* Not recommended below high school level.